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Untangling the web: Hatehttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/12/aleks-krotoski-hate-internet-racism
Does the internet encourage insidious and bullying behaviour?<p>I remember the first time I logged into a chatroom. It was 1996, and I was using my mum's AOL account to mooch around the world wide web, which was still very much in its infancy. I was in that glorious, unrestricted period of life between college and reality, and the web seemed to offer splendid, unrestricted access to the outside world in a way that no generation had known before.</p><p>So it was with cocky confidence that I joined the &quot;general&quot; room as &quot;Dan&quot; (of undisclosed gender) and instantly discovered the thrill of anonymity. Behind my digital mask, I began a brief but satisfying tirade of mockery, contrariness and antisocial behaviour. Of course, compared with the stream of epithets that Xbox Live users encounter playing online, my efforts were pretty tame – I didn't question anyone's sexuality, make any racial slurs or say anything particularly negative about anyone's mother. But the sense of release I experienced in 10 minutes of childishness has remained at the back of my mind ever since I started studying the web; it helps define our behaviour online.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/12/aleks-krotoski-hate-internet-racism">Continue reading...</a>InternetBullyingSun, 12 Dec 2010 00:06:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/12/aleks-krotoski-hate-internet-racismThomas Hoeffgen/Getty ImagesAn anonymous hate bomb thrown online can feel insignificant and fun, but there may be real-life consequences. Photograph: Thomas Hoeffgen/Getty ImagesThomas Hoeffgen/Getty ImagesAn anonymous hate bomb thrown online can feel insignificant and fun, but there may be real-life consequences. Photograph: Thomas Hoeffgen/Getty ImagesAleks Krotoski2010-12-12T00:06:38Z